Amaranthaceae (Amaranth Family) Synonym(s): Roughfruit Amaranth Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Photographic Location: Don Fox Community Park in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Broadleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia Willd. var. latifolia)
Alismataceae (Arrowhead Family) Synonym(s): Arrowhead, Sagittaire a feuilles de graminees Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptNotes: Leaf blades glabrous (not hairy) For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Eastern Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata (Ehrh. ex Willd.) Woodson ssp. pulchra)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Milkweed Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Very similar to Western Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata) For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Greenfruit Clearweed (Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray)
Urticaceae (Nettle Family) Synonym(s): Coolwort, Richweed, Canadian Clearweed Base Flower Color: GreenReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Climbing Dayflower (Commelina diffusa Burm. f.)
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Synonym(s): Spreading Dayflower, Common Dayflower Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, NovNotes: This is the smallest of the commelina you will commonly see. A photo comparison of 3 commelina can be found Here. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Air Yam (Dioscorea bulbifera L.)
Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family) Synonym(s): Air Potato, Air Potato Vine, Air Yam, Bitter Yam Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Listed as invasive in FL, AL, and GA. For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here.
Floating Primrose Willow (Ludwigia peploides subsp. glabrescens (Kuntze) P.H.Raven)
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family) Synonym(s): Creeping Water Primrose, Floating Primrose-Willow, Floating Seedbox Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora DC.)
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family) Synonym(s): Yam-leaved Clematis, Autumn Virgins Bower Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctNotes: Can be very invasive. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica L.)
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Synonym(s): Swamp Dayflower Base Flower Color: BlueReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Lanceleaf Fogfruit (Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene)
Verbenaceae (Vervain Family) Synonym(s): Marsh Frogfruit, Northern Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Base Flower Color: Pink, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.